An Efficient Ethanol-Based Analytical Protocol to Quantify Faecal Steroids in Marine Sediments

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  • Silvia K. Kawakami
  • Rosalinda C. Montone
چکیده

A maioria dos métodos para análise de esteróides em sedimentos marinhos é laboriosa, consome grandes volumes de solventes orgânicos (muitas vezes clorados) e produz grandes quantidades de material de descarte. Neste trabalho desenvolveu-se um método de extração com etanol e um “clean up” rápido, que oferece uma alternativa de menor custo e minimiza o uso de solventes clorados. As porcentagens de recuperação de esteróides (coprostanol, epicoprostanol, cholesterol, cholestanol, 5 -coprostanona and 5 -coprostanona) ficaram na faixa de 70 a 93%, comparáveis às análises mais tradicionais. A eficiência do método foi avaliada através de material de referência e os resultados obtidos para coprostanol, colesterol e colestanol encontram-se próximos aos valores médios certificados e perfeitamente dentro dos valores aceitáveis. Os desvios-padrão relativos para triplicatas foram baixos (6-12%). Os testes indicaram que o “clean-up” simplificado (sem fracionamento) não produz interferência na quantificação dos esteróides fecais.

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تاریخ انتشار 2002